Term
| If patient has an STD, should the partner be treated for it as well? What the exceptions? |
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Definition
| YES, exceptions are Vaginosis or Candidiasis (Yeast infection) |
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Term
Treatment for trichomoniasis?
When can women have sex again? |
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Definition
Metronidazole po
Can have sex again when asymptomatic |
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Term
Bacterial Vaginosis - Treatments?
Which treatment is preferred in pregnancy? |
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Definition
Metronidazole or Clindamycin
Metronidazole preferred to clindamycin in pregnancy |
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Term
| What characterizes Trichomoniasis |
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Definition
| Smelly off-white or yellow frothy discharge |
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Term
| What characterizes Bacterial Vaginosis |
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Definition
| Fishey smell grey, or milky and thin copious discharge |
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Term
| What characterizes candidiasis? |
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Definition
| White clump discharge - cottage cheese |
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Term
| Treatment for candidiasis ? What should be avoided in pregnancy? |
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Definition
Clotrimazole, or prophylactic fluconazole
Avoid fluconazole in pregnancy |
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Term
| Which STDs cause urethritis and cervicitis? |
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Definition
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Term
| Gonorrhea symptoms in men and women |
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Definition
Men - "drip & burn"
Women - dysuria (same as men), intermenstural uterine bleeding, menorrhagia |
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Term
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Definition
| 3rd gen cephalosporin, or ciprofloxacin |
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Term
| Who should not use ciprofloxacin for gonorrhea? |
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Definition
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Term
| When can patients with gonorrhea resume sexual activity? |
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Definition
| 1 week after initiation of treatment |
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Term
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Definition
| Azithromycin single dose or doxycycline |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| What reaction can occur with Pen G for syphilis? |
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Definition
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction in syphilis:
Sweating, fever, chills, rigors |
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Term
What cause anogenital warts?
Treatment ? |
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Definition
HPV causes anogenital warts
Treat with Podofilox or imiquimod |
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Term
| Can podofilox of imiquimod (treatment for anogenital warts) be used in pregnancy? |
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Definition
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Term
| Pelvic Inflammatory disease treatment? |
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Definition
Levofloxacin or Ofloxacin
+/- Metronidazole |
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